Merrimack College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $306,862 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $277,862 |
How much does Merrimack College spend on women's tennis?
Merrimack College reported $277,862 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #341 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Merrimack College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Merrimack College's athletically related student aid averaged about $22,508 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Merrimack College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Merrimack College reported $78,197 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Merrimack College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Merrimack College reported $306,862 in total men's tennis expenses and $277,862 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Massachusetts earn NIL money?
Massachusetts enacted college NIL protections in January 2021 as part of a broader economic development law allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2025-06/miaa-handbook-25-27.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Merrimack College women's tennis roster?
Merrimack College listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Merrimack College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
How many coaches does Merrimack College women's tennis have?
Merrimack College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 150%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Merrimack College spend on women's tennis?
Merrimack College reported $277,862 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,252 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 78%.
Against the national median it is 16% below the national median of $2,681.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $235 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 78%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 20% between 2020 and 2025, from $231,275 to $277,862.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Merrimack College like academically?
Merrimack College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $70,038 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $37,927 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
70% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,584, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Merrimack College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (13%) and Family & Consumer Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (114 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (78 degrees)
- Marketing (77 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (74 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (67 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (66 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (64 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (61 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (56 degrees)
- Psychology, General (47 degrees)
What is North Andover, MA like to live in?
Merrimack College sits in North Andover, a suburb of a large city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Essex County earns about $99,431, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $584,000, 11% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,673 a month.
Commutes average about 29 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 21% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Merrimack College field?
Merrimack College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10] |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | North Andover, MA |
| Enrollment | 3,916 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Merrimack College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Merrimack College fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10] and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Merrimack College women's tennis?
- Merrimack College competes in NCAA Division I in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Merrimack College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Merrimack College is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Merrimack College women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 10 players per coach, 150% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Merrimack College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $70,038 a year, and an average net price of $37,927 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Merrimack College?
- Merrimack College is in North Andover, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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